Amendment SA117-AB150

AB150-SA117, s. 3516mb Section 3516mb. 84.013 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-SA117,27,3 84.013 (2) (c) The department shall give priority to the completion of the major highway project authorized in sub. (3) (vL) in programming the expenditure of funds for major highway projects.

AB150-SA117, s. 3516rb Section 3516rb. 84.013 (3) (kb) to (km) of the statutes are created to read:

AB150-SA117,27,7 84.013 (3) (kb) USH 151 extending approximately 18.2 miles between USH 151 west of Belmont and STH 23 south of Dodgeville, designated as the Belmont to Dodgeville project, in Lafayette and Iowa counties.

AB150-SA117,27,11 (kg) STH 16 and STH 16/67 extending approximately 7.4 miles from the junction of STH 16 with the Rock River to the STH 16/67 interchange east of Oconomowoc, designated as the Oconomowoc bypass, in Jefferson and Waukesha counties.

AB150-SA117,27,15 (km) USH 53 extending approximately 7.5 miles between USH 53 south of the USH 53/STH 93 interchange in Eau Claire and the USH 53/STH 124 interchange south of Chippewa Falls, designated as the Eau Claire freeway, in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties.

AB150-SA117, s. 3517cb Section 3517cb. 84.013 (3) (ye) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,27,18 84.013 (3) (ye) USH 10 between Appleton and Marshfield, in Winnebago, Outagamie, Waupaca, Portage and Wood counties.".

AB150-SA117,27,19 30. Page 1219, line 7: delete lines 7 to 9 and substitute:

AB150-SA117,27,20 " Section 3519jcb. 84.076 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,27,22 84.076 (5) Sunset. This section does not apply after June 30, 1995 September 30, 1997.".

AB150-SA117,27,23 31. Page 1222, line 1: delete lines 1 to 15 and substitute:

AB150-SA117,27,24 " Section 3523gb. 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,28,8 84.59 (6) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building commission when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under this section can be fully paid from moneys received or anticipated and pledged to be received on a timely basis. Revenue obligations issued under this section shall not exceed $950,834,000 $1,089,701,500 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligations. Not more than $841,634,000 $1,046,821,300 of the $950,834,000 $1,089,701,500 may be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects under ss. 84.06 and 84.09.".

AB150-SA117,28,10 32. Page 1222, line 22: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1224, line 25, and substitute:

AB150-SA117,28,11 " Section 3524peb. 85.022 (1) (m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-SA117, s. 3524pgb Section 3524pgb. 85.022 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-SA117,28,16 85.022 (2) (a) The department shall allocate $250,000 in each fiscal year of the 1995-97 biennium from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (hq) for a study of high-speed rail service in the southern transportation corridor between this state and the state of Minnesota.

AB150-SA117,28,18 (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., funds may be expended under par. (a) only to match funds, at the ratio of one-to-one from the state of Minnesota for the study.

AB150-SA117,28,21 2. No funds may be expended under par. (a) unless the federal government contributes funds for a study under par. (a) in an amount equal to the total amount of funds from this state and the state of Minnesota for the study.

AB150-SA117, s. 3524pjb Section 3524pjb. 85.026 of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-SA117,29,3 85.026 Urban rail transit system studies. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department may not encumber any moneys for the study of an urban rail transit system, including any light rail transit system.

AB150-SA117, s. 3524pmb Section 3524pmb. 85.061 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,29,18 85.061 (3) Program. The department shall administer a rail passenger route development program. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (up), the department may fund capital costs related to Amtrak service extension routes or other rail service routes between the cities of Milwaukee and Madison and between the cities of Milwaukee and Green Bay. The extension of the Any route between the cities of Milwaukee and Green Bay funded under the program shall provide service to population centers along the route in a manner that makes the route most economically feasible. The department may not use any proceeds from the bond issue authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (up) for the extension of a route under this subsection unless the department submits evidence to the joint committee on finance that Amtrak or the applicable railroad has agreed to provide rail passenger service on that extension route and the joint committee on finance approves the use of the proceeds. The department may contract with Amtrak, railroads or other persons to perform the activities under this subsection.

AB150-SA117, s. 3524prb Section 3524prb. 85.08 (4m) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,30,3 85.08 (4m) (e) 1. Upon the request of an eligible applicant, the department may negotiate and enter into a loan agreement with the eligible applicant for purposes of rehabilitating a rail line or to finance an economic development and transportation efficiency project, including a project designed to promote safety or the viability of a statewide system of freight rail service, to assist intermodal freight movement or to provide industry access to a rail line. A loan made under this paragraph shall finance a project that confers a public benefit or enhances economic development in this state. Loans made under this paragraph shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (bt), (bu), (bw) or (bx).

AB150-SA117, s. 3524ptb Section 3524ptb. 85.085 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 85.085 (1m).

AB150-SA117, s. 3524pvb Section 3524pvb. 85.085 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-SA117,30,9 85.085 (1b) In this section, "rehabilitated" means a significant rebuilding of railroad track that restores severely deteriorated track to a minimum service standard or, for track that is at or above a minimum service standard, that increases the service standard of the track.

AB150-SA117, s. 3524pxb Section 3524pxb. 85.085 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,30,16 85.085 (3) The department shall not make any payment under this section unless the applicable private road crossing permit provides that the rail transit commission shall, at the user's sole cost and expense, maintain, repair and renew the private road crossing. "Maintain, repair and renew" does not include any rebuilding of a private road crossing that is required because the applicable tracks have been rehabilitated.".

AB150-SA117,30,18 33. Page 1225, line 7: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1232, line 9, and substitute:

AB150-SA117,30,20 " Section 3526ftb. 85.20 (4m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 85.20 (4m) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB150-SA117,31,3 85.20 (4m) (a) (intro.) From the amounts appropriated under s. 20.395 (1) (bq), an amount equal to 42% of the projected operating expenses of each eligible applicant's urban mass transit system An amount shall be allocated to each eligible applicant. to ensure that the sum of state and federal aids for the projected operating expenses of each eligible applicant's urban mass transit system is equal to a uniform percentage, established by the department, of the projected operating expenses of the mass transit system. The department shall make allocations as follows:

AB150-SA117, s. 3526fwb Section 3526fwb. 85.20 (4m) (a) 1. to 3. of the statutes are created to read:

AB150-SA117,31,7 85.20 (4m) (a) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (bq), the uniform percentage for an urban mass transit system operating within an urban area having a population as shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of less than 50,000.

AB150-SA117,31,12 2. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs), the uniform percentage for an urban mass transit system operating within an urban area having a population as shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of at least 50,000 but not more than 200,000 and meeting the federal definition of urbanized area for the purpose of federal mass transit aid.

AB150-SA117,31,16 3. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (bu), the uniform percentage for an urban mass transit system operating within an urban area having a population as shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of more than 200,000 and meeting the federal definition of urbanized area for the purpose of federal mass transit aid.

AB150-SA117, s. 3526gem Section 3526gem. 85.20 (4m) (am) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-SA117, s. 3526ggm Section 3526ggm. 85.20 (4m) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-SA117, s. 3526gmb Section 3526gmb. 85.20 (4m) (em) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,31,22 85.20 (4m) (em) 1. An amount equal to 42% the same percentage of the audited operating expenses for the project year of the applicant's urban mass transit system that is specified for allocations to the applicant under par. (a) 1. to 3.

AB150-SA117, s. 3526gtb Section 3526gtb. 85.20 (4s) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,32,3 85.20 (4s) Payment of aids under the contract. The contracts executed between the department and eligible applicants under this section shall provide that the payment of the state aid allocation under sub. (4m) (a) for the last quarter of the state's fiscal year shall be provided from the following fiscal year's appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (bq), (bs) or (bu).

AB150-SA117, s. 3526heb Section 3526heb. 85.20 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-SA117,32,11 85.20 (7) Cost-efficiency standards. (a) The department shall establish cost-efficiency standards for the urban mass transit system specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 3. The contracts executed between the department and eligible applicants under this section for any period beginning on or after January 1, 1997, shall provide that the department may do any of the following if costs are incurred by the eligible applicant's urban mass transit system which are inconsistent with the standards established under this subsection:

AB150-SA117,32,12 1. Exclude those costs from operating expenses for purposes of sub. (4m).

AB150-SA117,32,13 2. Reduce the amount of state aid allocation under sub. (4m) (a).

AB150-SA117,32,15 (b) The department shall specify by rule the cost-efficiency standards under this subsection, including rules for the implementation of par. (a) 1. and 2.

AB150-SA117, s. 3526hgb Section 3526hgb. 85.24 (3) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,32,25 85.24 (3) (d) (intro.) The department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs) (ds) to public and private organizations for the development and implementation of demand management and ride-sharing programs. As a condition of obtaining a grant under this paragraph, a public or private organization may be required to provide matching funds at any percentage. The department shall give priority in the awarding of grants to those programs that provide the greatest reduction in automobile trips, especially during peak hours of traffic congestion. The department shall have all powers necessary and convenient to implement this paragraph, including the following powers:

AB150-SA117, s. 3526hjb Section 3526hjb. 85.243 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,33,3 85.243 (title) Surface transportation discretionary grants projects program.

AB150-SA117, s. 3526hmb Section 3526hmb. 85.243 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,33,15 85.243 (2) (a) The department shall administer a surface transportation discretionary grants projects program to promote the development and implementation of surface transportation projects that foster the diverse transportation needs of the people of this state. Annually, the department may make grants to eligible applicants and other state agencies for surface transportation projects that promote nonhighway use or that otherwise supplement existing transportation activities. A grant may not exceed 80% of the total cost of a project. The department shall give priority to funding projects that foster alternatives to single-occupancy automobile trips. In deciding whether to award a grant under this section, the department may consider whether other funding sources are available for the proposed project.

AB150-SA117, s. 3526hrb Section 3526hrb. 85.243 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-SA117,33,17 85.243 (2) (b) 5. To conduct a project.

AB150-SA117, s. 3526mb Section 3526mb. 85.26 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 106.26.

AB150-SA117, s. 3526mgb Section 3526mgb. 85.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 85.26 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB150-SA117,33,24 85.26 (2) (a) (intro.) "Eligible applicant" means a an applicant that provides employment, training or job placement services in a county with a population of 500,000 or more and which is one of the following:

AB150-SA117,33,25 1. A local public body or a private organization , which is located in the county.

AB150-SA117, s. 3526mmb Section 3526mmb. 85.26 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-SA117,34,2 85.26 (2) (a) 2. Two or more state agencies coordinating such services.

AB150-SA117, s. 3526sb Section 3526sb. 85.50 of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-SA117, s. 3527cb Section 3527cb. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-SA117, s. 3527eb Section 3527eb. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,34,6 86.30 (2) (a) 3. d. In calendar year 1995 and thereafter, $1,350.

AB150-SA117, s. 3527gb Section 3527gb. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. e. of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-SA117,34,8 86.30 (2) (a) 3. e. In calendar year 1996, $1,415.

AB150-SA117, s. 3527ib Section 3527ib. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. f. of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-SA117,34,10 86.30 (2) (a) 3. f. In calendar year 1997 and thereafter, $1,480.

AB150-SA117, s. 3527kb Section 3527kb. 86.30 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,34,17 86.30 (9) Aids calculations. (b) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to counties are $63,392,900 in calendar year 1994 and $66,588,900 in calendar year 1995, $71,030,000 in calendar year 1996 and $75,917,700 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide county average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.

AB150-SA117,34,23 (c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to municipalities are $197,814,700 in calendar year 1994 and $209,496,900 in calendar year 1995, $216,989,200 in calendar year 1996 and $224,657,100 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide municipal average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.

AB150-SA117, s. 3527mb Section 3527mb. 86.31 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,35,6 86.31 (3m) Town road improvements. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fr), the department shall allocate $500,000 in each fiscal year $515,000 in fiscal year 1995-96 and $530,500 in fiscal year 1996-97 and thereafter to fund town road improvements with eligible costs totaling $100,000 or more. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).

AB150-SA117, s. 3527pb Section 3527pb. 86.315 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,35,17 86.315 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (fu), the department shall annually, on March 10, pay to counties having county forests established under ch. 28, for the improvement of public roads within the county forests which are open and used for travel and which are not state or county trunk highways or town roads and for which no aids are paid under s. 86.30, the amount of $200 $600 per mile of road designated in the comprehensive county forest land use plan as approved by the county board and the department of natural resources. If the amount appropriated under s. 20.395 (1) (fu) is insufficient to make the $200 $600 per mile payments under this subsection, the department shall prorate the amount appropriated in the manner it deems desirable.

AB150-SA117, s. 3527rb Section 3527rb. 86.32 (2) (am) 5. and 6. of the statutes are repealed.

AB150-SA117, s. 3527tb Section 3527tb. 86.32 (2) (am) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-SA117,35,25 86.32 (2) (am) 8. For 1996, $10,782 per lane mile for municipalities having a population over 500,000; $9,987 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 150,001 to 500,000; $8,900 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 35,001 to 150,000; $7,840 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 10,000 to 35,000; and $6,755 per lane mile for municipalities having a population under 10,000.

AB150-SA117, s. 3527wb Section 3527wb. 86.32 (2) (am) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-SA117,36,7 86.32 (2) (am) 9. For 1997, $11,105 per lane mile for municipalities having a population over 500,000; $10,287 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 150,001 to 500,000; $9,167 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 35,001 to 150,000; $8,075 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 10,000 to 35,000; and $6,958 per lane mile for municipalities having a population under 10,000.".

AB150-SA117,36,9 34. Page 1225, line 7: delete the material inserted by senate amendment .... (LRBb1649/2).

AB150-SA117,36,10 35. Page 1318, line 16: delete lines 16 to 18 and substitute:

AB150-SA117,36,11 " Section 3782amb. 110.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA117,36,13 110.08 (2) Except as provided under s. 343.16 (1) (b) and (c), all examinations for operator's licenses and permits shall be given by state examiners.".

AB150-SA117,36,15 36. Page 1379, line 21: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1384, line 14, and substitute:

AB150-SA117,36,16 " Section 3844mcb. 114.002 (4) of the statutes is repealed.